It SHOULD be organic, but I get to (yes, get to, it's a treat) sit through two weeks of writers promoting their new TV shows and I don't mind it being said again and again; I just don't like it when it turns out not to be true when I see the show.

by Anonymous

reply 55

10/12/2018

'in the hands of a lesser actor/actress'

again, that one is used by reviewers.

by Anonymous

reply 56

10/12/2018

Her "battle with cancer."

by Anonymous

reply 57

10/12/2018

R44, I try not to go overboard on that, but says says says...said said said gets a little old sometimes. but yes, it can be overdone doing just said/says

by Anonymous

reply 58

10/12/2018

Oscar-caliber performance

by Anonymous

reply 59

10/12/2018

Though mined for all the tropes of its antecedent, and responsible for the launching of a thousand memes, the work still manages to transcend limitations of its genre at every turn.

by Anonymous

reply 60

10/12/2018

Meaty nutloaf

by Anonymous

reply 61

10/12/2018

Going forward,... And at the end of the day.

by Anonymous

reply 62

10/12/2018

sumptuous

by Anonymous

reply 63

10/12/2018

Cradling a mug

by Anonymous

reply 64

10/12/2018

TV weather is rife with clichés: bus stop weather; grab your umbrella; rumbles of thunder; old man winter; streets are like a skating rink; good sleeping weather- leave those windows cracked; Spring is in the air.

by Anonymous

reply 65

10/12/2018

An exclamation point at the end of any sentence that isn't surrounded by quotation marks.

by Anonymous

reply 66

10/12/2018

I hate that r66!

by Anonymous

reply 67

10/12/2018

R65 ..grab an extra blanket tonight.

by Anonymous

reply 68

10/12/2018

Vapid valley girl internet speak. It has become par for the course in alot of once decent internet magazines /publications . It's cloying, self indulgent and juvenile. I hate reading articles about politics or news that read like the ramblings of a high school girl but this type of writing has become very widespread.

by Anonymous

reply 69

10/12/2018

Hack critics:

"Arguably the best actor of his generation"

"Sophomore outing" when referring to someone's second album

"Witty, poignant and wise"

by Anonymous

reply 70

10/12/2018

R69 So has alot! I'm sure it was a typo.

by Anonymous

reply 71

10/12/2018

The steak was so tender it melted in the mouth, and service was on point.

by Anonymous

reply 72

10/12/2018

crimson lips

by Anonymous

reply 73

10/12/2018

(just read on a post on another thread) "Stop playing that old saw, will you?"

by Anonymous

reply 74

10/12/2018

"Decadent dessert."

by Anonymous

reply 75

10/12/2018

Hidden gem.

by Anonymous

reply 76

10/12/2018

Both sides ....

by Anonymous

reply 77

10/12/2018

__ years young.

Farm to table.

Freshly cracked egg. [From numerous McDonald's commercials].

Roving bands of negro youths. [1950s-'60s TV news riot coverage].

"White stuff." [TV weathercaster second reference to snow].

by Anonymous

reply 78

10/12/2018

"penetrating gaze"

by Anonymous

reply 79

10/12/2018

She emerged from her reverie...

by Anonymous

reply 80

10/12/2018

Menu writer who use: "[insert cooking verb] to perfection."

Ex.: " ...grilled to perfection!"

by Anonymous

reply 81

10/12/2018

He said with a chuckle.

by Anonymous

reply 82

10/12/2018

I heard a woman scream.

by Anonymous

reply 83

10/12/2018

Just a word: "iconic".

by Anonymous

reply 84

10/12/2018

"based off" instead of "based on"

by Anonymous

reply 85

10/12/2018

granular

by Anonymous

reply 86

10/12/2018

Cognizant

by Anonymous

reply 87

10/12/2018

Do not visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, R84!

by Anonymous

reply 88

10/12/2018

Emerging/raging tumescence

by Anonymous

reply 89

10/12/2018

Price point instead of price.

by Anonymous

reply 90

10/12/2018

there are no hack writers, only hack work.

by Anonymous

reply 91

10/12/2018

Game Changer.

by Anonymous

reply 92

10/12/2018

"My nephew Joel....."

by Anonymous

reply 93

10/12/2018

"Her eyes narrowed suspiciously". "raging hormones".

by Anonymous

reply 94

10/12/2018

'On a regular basis.'

by Anonymous

reply 95

10/12/2018

“At the end of the day..”. “The feel good movie of the summer.” News-isms: “Back to you guys in the studio.” “There’s a lot to unpack.” “Here’s the tick tock.” “The news conference centered around.....”

by Anonymous

reply 96

10/13/2018

"Thou shalt not...."

by Anonymous

reply 97

10/13/2018

Throbbing love muscle.

Turgid member.

by Anonymous

reply 98

10/13/2018

Of course the fat fucks on this board associate writing with food

by Anonymous

reply 99

10/13/2018

Iconic

Impactful

by Anonymous

reply 100

10/13/2018

r99 only associates food with filling his fat fucking face.

by Anonymous

reply 101

10/13/2018

ahead of his skies

too much on his plate

by Anonymous

reply 102

10/13/2018

R101 is portly

by Anonymous

reply 103

10/13/2018

[quote]ahead of his skies

I've never seen this before.

by Anonymous

reply 104

10/13/2018

nacreous layers of permacum

by Anonymous

reply 105

10/13/2018

I can't stand "Broke her silence" - "Broke his silence"

by Anonymous

reply 106

10/13/2018

I've never said that, r106.

by Anonymous

reply 107

10/13/2018

^ Most people don't actually go around saying it but it does preface many news reports/articles.

OP seems to be requesting examples from lazy or second-rate authors who fall back on stock phrases when fresher language might reasonably be expected.

by Anonymous

reply 109

10/13/2018

Most DLers are not professional writers/authors or journalists. Their talents are elsewhere.

And many authors today, particularly self published (self-help) ebook authors have experience, knowledge and insights and ideas to share but no professional writing background. If their book is interesting and/or helpful I don't care if they use words or phrases that I dislike and wouldn't use. Grammar and spelling are important and they should have hired an editor to scan the text, at the very least, but I just cnn't get into nitpicking words and phrases I dislike if the content is helpful and addresses my needs.

by Anonymous

reply 110

10/13/2018

*can't*

by Anonymous

reply 111

10/13/2018

"for a long time I went to bed early."

by Anonymous

reply 112

02/03/2019

oh my!

by Anonymous

reply 113

02/03/2019

sun-soaked mountain

by Anonymous

reply 114

02/03/2019

I looked at him quizzicaly.

by Anonymous

reply 115

02/03/2019

Use of the words “prone” and especially “supine”, and within the same paragraph for extra credit.

"Chuckle." In virtually every gay novel, the characters never laugh, they chuckle. The authors of those novels are also extremely fond of using the term "the man"as not only second reference, but third, fourth, and so on to infinity; e.g., "Chad held the man tightly;" As he shot jets of ropey cum, Chad looked the man in the eye," etc.

by Anonymous

reply 126

02/04/2019

86'd

by Anonymous

reply 127

02/04/2019

For his (or her) part,

by Anonymous

reply 128

02/04/2019

The words "grin," "grinned," and/or "grinning."

by Anonymous

reply 129

02/04/2019

R109 Like “shooting spree’” “authorities say,” “is now behind bars.”

by Anonymous

reply 130

02/04/2019

For songwriters:

Rhyming "fire" with "desire"

Rhyming "baby" with "maybe"

by Anonymous

reply 131

02/04/2019

Symmetrical gloryhole

by Anonymous

reply 132

02/04/2019

"She walked into the room, looking radiant without a stitch of makeup"

Fashion and celeb magazines do this a lot.

by Anonymous

reply 133

02/04/2019

For songwriters: Rhyming "fire" with "desire" Rhyming "baby" with "maybe"

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